ABSTRACT
Peronism is closely identified with Latin American populism, which in turn has profound effects on a social historical understanding of the working class in the region from the 1930s to the present. Peronism, officially called Justicial ism, was created by Juan Domingo Perón (1895-1974), who ruled Argentina from 1946 to 1955 and from 1973 to 1974. In addition to Perón’s second wife Isabel’s administration (1974-1976), a Peronist ruled Argentina from 1980 to 1984. In its original form, Peronism is known for a mixture of nationalism, the integration of the working class into national politics, and a multiclass alliance in the context of an authoritarian regime that provided for some reform but did nothing to fundamentally change society. Because of its popular appeal, Peronism differed from some earlier forms of Latin American authoritarianism; it must be studied from a social as well as a political vantage point.
